Stress Center Peer Support

Hi Linda,

I'm in my 60's. What has happened to me is that I totally focus on the man who I am interested in.....nothing else matters.....I don't know what I like other than to be wanted, needed and loved. I want him to love me as much as I think I love him. I get completely in a state of panic and depression when he doesn't phone for a day or two. He's all I think about. And the one now is not even a boyfriend just a really good friend, I know I want more, or I don't want to lose him because he's my whole life. I've gone through these things all through my life.

Angie

Angie,
I totally understand what you're going through. I've gone through the exact same. It's a self esteem issue, and just like we're learning, it has to do with expectations and negative self talk. I'm trying to reconstruct my thinking and behavior at this point in my life because I no longer wish to feel this way. I know you can do it, don't give up.